Damien: Omen II
The first time was only a warning.
Damien: Omen II (1978)
Timing:
1:47 (107 min)
6.432/10
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Country
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Budget
$6 800 000
Revenue
$26 518 355
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Harvey Bernhard, Charles Orme, Joseph Lenzi
Operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Robert Brown
All team (11)
All team (11)
Short description
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.
What's left behind the scenes
- William Holden (1918-1981) was offered the role of Richard Thorn in the first installment of the franchise, but he refused to appear in a film about the devil and declined the offer. Gregory Peck (1916-2003) was cast instead. The film was a huge success, and Holden eagerly accepted the offer to play the same role in the sequel.
- David Zelzer declined the offer to write the screenplay, as he was not interested in working on sequels. Years later, he stated that if he had agreed to write the sequel's screenplay, it would have begun on the day the plot of Richard Donner's (1930-2021) 'The Omen' (1976) concluded.
- Initially, there were plans to film a third film in the franchise starring Jonathan Scott-Taylor, but the film did not meet expectations, and the idea of making a continuation was abandoned.
- Don Taylor (1920-1998) replaced Mike Hodges as director due to creative differences, but the scenes Hodges had already filmed (at the factory, military school, etc.) were left in the film.
- Students from the North-Western Military Academy of St. John in Delafield, Wisconsin, played the roles of military school students.
- For the scene of the heroine's death, played by Elizabeth Shepard, birdseed was placed in the wig of a stunt double to attract a bird.
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